Glossary:Involution

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[edit] Involution

A periglacial feature where sediments have been contorted by the action of ground ice. They have been used to infer former temperature conditions, precipitation levels and permafrost distributions.

[edit] Source

Bell, M. and M.J.C. Walker (1992) Late Quaternary Environmental Change: Physical and Human Perspectives John Wiley and Sons, New York


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